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Monthly Archives: October 2016

Because I couldn’t help myself…I got to creating again! Two girls at work have put them up in their cubicles too! I’m about to make another set!

They are the easiest things to make! All you need is:

Orange yarn

Green pipe cleaners

Twine or string

Two paper towel or toilet paper rolls

You just wrap the orange yarn around the paper towel or toilet paper rolls, many times over. Gently pull it off the rolls. You’ll cut another piece of string and wrap it in the middle of that bundle of yarn. Cut a piece of the green pipe cleaner. Slip it through the single piece of yarn. That’s the stem of the pumpkin. Fold it on the twine. You can put as many pumpkins on the string as you want and space it out as much as you want. If you’ve made yarn Pom Poms, it’s the same concept. Just don’t cut the folded yarn.

It’s a super cheap and cute extra fall decoration. Plus if you’ve made the candy corn decorations you can use the orange yarn from that 🙂

It’s not necessary for you to become someone that you are not for someone. Don’t ever feel like you have to be someone other than yourself. If they don’t accept you for you then they aren’t worth being close to. Don’t expect someone else to change for you either. You can’t force it either way. Why we think it needs to happen is beyond me. Accept who you are. Accept who others are. You don’t have to change yourself or try to be someone else. Be you and be the best you that you can be.

My fall decorations! This is seriously my favorite time of year. I love all the colors and warmth! This is decorating on a budget. A lot of the stuff I found at the dollar store and dollar spot at Target. I have to work on a budget so you have to get creative. Hope it inspires you! I know it relaxes me!

It’s necessary to do some silly things and be a kid sometimes. Spent some time at a corn maze, shooting pumpkins and corn from a cannon, seeing animals, and going on a hay ride. It really is the simple things sometimes. Though I don’t take this for granted. I know I am blessed to do the things that I do. I am truly blessed more than I realize. And yet I often squander it away and get caught in my feelings. Learning to not let other people affect how I live life. Happy fall!

This is a brief start to a very real and passionate discussion I want to have. It’s one I’ve been having and one that needs to be had more often. Christians there is absolutely nothing wrong with being single…even into your late 20s. You are no less you. You are your own person. Women especially need to realize this. Do not let a man define you. Yes it’s great to have a help mate and it’s nice to have a family but it’s ok if it doesn’t happen right away. There is nothing wrong with you. You are of no less value. You are still loved. Don’t settle for mediocrity. Do not settle for less than what you deserve. A man does not define you. You can accomplish so much as a single woman. Enjoy the freedom you have to move and do things. It’s going to disappear when you do find someone and have a family. You are strong with the Lord and he can use you without a man in your life. This isn’t to bash marriage. I’m just tired of people bashing singles. Love you all! Stay tuned for further thoughts on this and other exciting things!